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The population continued growing to over 5 million in 2001–2006. [4] According to opposition media, Turkmenistan's population in 2019 was no more than 3.3 million. [5] As of July 2021, anonymous official sources informed opposition news media that the population of Turkmenistan had fallen to between 2.7 and 2.8 million. [6]
With a population over 7 million, [16] Turkmenistan is the 35th most-populous country in Asia [17] and has the lowest population of the Central Asian republics while being one of the most sparsely populated nations on the Asian continent. [6] [18] [7] Turkmenistan has long served as a thoroughfare for several empires and cultures. [6]
Map of Turkmenistan. This is a list of cities in Turkmenistan. ... Population Province; 1: Ashgabat: 823,000 (2018) [5] national capital region 2: Türkmenabat [6 ...
As of 20 December 2022 there were 37 districts (Turkmen: etraplar, singular etrap), 49 cities (Turkmen: şäherler, singular şäher), including 7 cities with district status (Turkmen: etrap hukukly), 68 towns (Turkmen: şäherçeler, singular şäherçe), 469 rural councils (rural municipal units, Turkmen: geňeşlikler, singular geňeşlik ...
With a population over 7 million, Turkmenistan is the 35th most-populous country in Asia and has the lowest population of the Central Asian republics while being one of the most sparsely populated nations on the Asian continent. Turkmenistan has long served as a thoroughfare for several empires and cultures.
Christianity is the second largest religion in Turkmenistan, accounting for 6.4% of the population or 320,000 according to a 2010 study by Pew Research Center. [18] Around 5.3% or 270,000 of the population of Turkmenistan are Eastern Orthodox Christians. [18] Protestants account for less than 1% (30,000) of the population of Turkmenistan. [18]
Mary (Turkmen pronunciation:; Cyrillic: Мары, 1992–1993: Marx) is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, located on the Murgab River.It was founded in 1884 about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the ruins of the ancient abandoned great city of Merv [1] and was actually named Merv until 1937.
[citation needed] The population (est 2004) was 86,800, mostly ethnic Turkmens but also Russian, Armenian and Azeri minorities. As the terminus of the Trans-Caspian Railway and site of a major seaport on the Caspian, it is an important transportation center. The city is also the site of Turkmenistan's largest oil refining complex.